Two other people were injured in the early evening incident at Greenwood Park Mall, the Indianapolis Star reported.
“The real hero of the day is the citizen who was legally carrying a firearm in that focus area and was able to stop the shooter almost as soon as he started,” Eason told reporters. He described the gunman as a 22-year-old man.
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The shooter was alone and had a rifle and several magazines of ammunition, according to the newspaper.
A law enforcement officer attaches crime scene tape to a shopping cart after a shooting at a mall in the Indianapolis suburb of Greenwood, Indiana, U.S., July 17, 2022. REUTERS/Cheney Orr
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Police have not released the names of the victims, gunmen or bystanders. Shoppers and mall employees scattered at the sound of gunfire or took cover.
The shootings came amid widespread concern over the drumbeat of US school, workplace and public shootings that regularly make headlines.
A series of gun massacres since May at a New York grocery store, a Texas elementary school and an Illinois Independence Day parade have renewed the fierce debate in the US over gun regulations. read more
The U.S. House Judiciary Committee will take up proposed legislation this week that would ban certain assault weapons, the committee said Friday. It is not expected to pass the Senate. read more
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Report by Diane Bartz. Edited by Stephen Coates
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